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Theranostics: Combining Imaging and Therapy
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The creative approaches being developed for these classes of therapies and imaging modalities are discussed, and the recent developments along with examples of technologies that hold promise for the future of cancer medicine are highlighted.About:
This article is published in Bioconjugate Chemistry.The article was published on 2011-08-29. It has received 1094 citations till now.read more
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Photodynamic Therapy
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Noble Metals on the Nanoscale: Optical and Photothermal Properties and Some Applications in Imaging, Sensing, Biology, and Medicine
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